"Is it/or?"

Question

How would I phrase an "Is it..or" question. For example, if I am conversing or trying to with a Spanish speaking individual; how would I say in español "Is it todos el día or todo el día?

You could say "¿Cuál es correcto? - Jubilado, Jan 21, 2012

Answer 1

If I'm understanding your question right, I think you would want to phrase it:

¿Se dice... o ... ?

Good luck!

¿Cómo se dice.... o...? - TanCansado, Jan 21, 2012

¿Cómo se dice ..? means How do you say? so Tejana's ¿Se dice ..? / Does one say ...? is a better choice :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 21, 2012

I imagine it makes little difference in this case whether you include cómo or not. - webdunce, Jan 21, 2012

Thank you Kiwi - TanCansado, Jan 21, 2012

Answer 2

Thank you all for your responses!

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 21, 2012

Answer 3

For this particular question, yes, go with "se dice" as they mentioned. But, as a more general rule, it would be...

¿Es {whatever} o {whatever}?

Is it a duck or a goose? = ¿Es un pato o un ganso?

You could also use este/a or ese/a (or even esto/eso in certain cases). I think because of the uncertainty built into the question, one would generally use esto/eso (but I'm not 100% sure).

¿Eso es un pato o un ganso? = Is that a duck or a goose?